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Commodore Amiga 1200 User Manual (134 pages)

Brand: Commodore | Category: Desktop | Size: 11.94 MB

Table of Contents
4
Features
18
Using this Guide
19
Document Conventions
19
Quick Connect
22
Before You Begin
22
As You Set up Your System
22
Main Unit
23
Top Panel View
24
Right Side View
24
Left Side View
25
Bottom View
25
Attaching the Mouse
26
Rear Panel View
26
Attaching a Monitor
27
RGB Monitors
27
Composite Monitors
28
NTSC Televisions
28
PAL Televisions
30
Connecting Optional Equipment
31
SCART Televisions
31
Audio Connection
31
Audio Connection to a Stereo Monitor
32
Audio Connection to a Monaural Monitor
32
Audio Connection to Other Equipment
32
Attaching an External Floppy Drive
33
Attaching a Parallel Device
33
Attaching a Serial Device
33
Attaching a Joystick
33
Connecting Power and Turning on the Amiga
34
Getting Started
36
Booting Floppy-Based Systems
36
Booting Hard Disk-Based Systems
36
The Opening Screen
37
Turning off
38
Keyboard
38
The Main Keyboard Area
40
Shift Keys
40
Alt Keys
40
Ctrl
41
Left Amiga/Right Amiga
41
Return
41
Caps Lock
41
The Numeric Keypad
42
Esc
42
Tab
42
Backspace
42
The Function Keys
43
The Del, Help, and Arrow Keys
43
Keyboard Equivalents to the Mouse
44
Before Expanding Your System
46
Memory Expansion
46
Drive Expansion
47
CPU Expansion
47
PCMCIA Expansion
47
When Installing Internal Options
48
ESD Precautions
49
Using PCMCA Cards
50
Inserting and Removing Card Slot Devices
50
Memory Cards
51
Write-Protection
51
Card Battery
52
Cards Prepared as RAM
52
Cards Prepared as Disk
52
ROM Applications
53
Other Devices
53
Notes on Insertion and Removal
53
Help with System Problems
54
Avoiding Problems
54
Software Problems
55
Startup Problems
56
Disk Problems
57
Notes on Floppy-Based Systems
57
Notes on Hard Disk Systems
57
Installation and Maintenance Problems
58
Non User-Serviceable Problems
59
Technical Specifications
60
Input/Output Connector Pin Assignments
62
Serial Port
63
Parallel Port
65
Video Port
67
Mouse Ports
69
Disk Drive (Floppy) Port
70
CPU Slot
71
Using Floppy Disks
74
Guidelines for Using Disks
76
Floppy Formatting Options
77
Amiga Character Set
78
Index
80
Service Addendum
87
System Specification
88
System Features
89
Diagnostics
91
System Startup
91
Third Party Diagnostics
92
Memory
92
Ports
92
Replacing and Adding Boards and Options
93
Replacing the Floppy Disk Drive
93
Removing the LED Connector and Keyboard
94
Adding a Real-Time Clock - RTC
95
Removing the Hard Disk Drive Bracket, Floppy Disk Drive and Shield
95
Replacing the Motherboard
96
Bill of Materials
97
Functional Specification
111
System Block Diagram
112
Memory and Expansion
113
Rom
113
Mass Storage
113
AA Custom Chips
113
Paula
114
AA Chip Set Feature Summary
114
Video Output
114
AA Video Support
115
System I/O
115
Expansion
115
Asics
116
AA Gayle
116
Budgie
116
Keyboard Microprocessor
116
Mechanical/Appearance
117
Power Supply
117
Memory Map
118
External Connector Pinouts
119
Video Connectors
119
RGB Video (DB23 Male)
119
Color Composite Video/Rf Modulator
119
Floppy Port
120
Stereo Audio Ports
120
Schematic Diagrams
122
Processor and Other Useful Components Schematic Diagram
122
Memory Schematic Diagram
123
Mouse/Joystick Ports Schematic Diagram
125
General Decoupling Schematic Diagram
126
Video Decoupling Schematic Diagram
126
Audio Decoupling Schematic Diagram
126
Audio Power Schematic Diagram
126
Serial and Parallel Ports Schematic Diagram
127
The Rest of the Floppy Stuff Schematic Diagram
128
Keyboard MPU, Keyboard Tail Schematic Diagram
129
ROM Schematic Diagram
130
Flash Memory Schematic Diagram
130
Real Time Clock Schematic Diagram
130
Memory Card Schematic Diagram
131
Memory Expansion and the IDE Drive Schematic Diagram
132
Power Distribution and Decoupling Schematic Diagram
133

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